Prentiss Riddle
Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Português and/or Francés in 2023
We’ve resumed our slow multi-year camino where we left off in Burgos. Things seem pretty busy on the trail. I can’t say what it’s like in the albergue bunkrooms, but we’ve been calling ahead to book a private room and having to try 2-3 places before we find a vacancy.
Today a desk clerk in Castrojeriz claimed that mid-May is always the busiest time of the year. How is that possible? I thought that June-September was the high season, with the peak in August. This particular establishment isn’t just for pilgrims; is mid-May a hot time for non-Camino-related tourism in northern Spain? Even if the hostales claim to be booked up, the lobbies and restaurants are quiet, so we can’t figure out where all the people are.
As for the Meseta itself... after all the warnings about the flat and monotonous Meseta, we’ve been surprised that so far it is none of those things. The stretch from Hontanas to Castrojeriz has had some of the prettiest scenery we’ve seen in Spain. We keep thinking maybe the monotony starts around the next bend, but not yet!
Today a desk clerk in Castrojeriz claimed that mid-May is always the busiest time of the year. How is that possible? I thought that June-September was the high season, with the peak in August. This particular establishment isn’t just for pilgrims; is mid-May a hot time for non-Camino-related tourism in northern Spain? Even if the hostales claim to be booked up, the lobbies and restaurants are quiet, so we can’t figure out where all the people are.
As for the Meseta itself... after all the warnings about the flat and monotonous Meseta, we’ve been surprised that so far it is none of those things. The stretch from Hontanas to Castrojeriz has had some of the prettiest scenery we’ve seen in Spain. We keep thinking maybe the monotony starts around the next bend, but not yet!